The band began as a collaboration between Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and members of Collections of Colonies of Bees.
Their debut album, Unmap, was released on September 22, 2009, reaching number 92 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
[1] The band toured on the success of this release, with a large string of shows around Japan in November 2010 being their most notable run.
[2] Since the band's formation, Jon Mueller (Death Blues) and Thomas Wincek (of All Tiny Creatures) have left Collections of Colonies of Bees, but continue to be members of Volcano Choir.
[9] The band finished touring in support of Repave in November 2014,[10] and have since been on hiatus as Vernon focuses on Bon Iver.